Stanley Crouch Quotes

Embrace the humanity of everyone, especially those you don't understand.

I have friends who are black, white, purple, gay, straight, Martian, yellow, old, and young. I have friends who are animals and a few who I believe to be robots. All of them are people to me. In my mind, it's not about what you look like or what you do; it's about who you are inside.

We need a type of patriotism that recognizes the virtues of those who are opposed to us.

I have sung for Americans of every political persuasion, and I am proud that I never refuse to sing to an audience, no matter what religion or color of their skin, or situation in life.

I love all people, whatever race they are.

My family was very, very receptive to all; all races, religions.

I love everybody. You have to embrace all facets of humanity; love and accept everyone as being part of yourself.

What I really want to say: That what the world really needs is a real feeling of kinship. Everybody: stars, laborers, Negroes, Jews, Arabs. We are all brothers.

I celebrate everyone's religious holidays. if it's good enough for the righteous, it's good enough for the self-righteous, I always say.

I'm a fully paid-up member of the human race.

I'm not looking to exclude people, I'm looking to include them.

I love that for Barack, there is no such thing as 'us' and 'them' - he doesn't care whether you're a Democrat, a Republican, or none of the above... he knows that we all love our country... and he's always ready to listen to good ideas... he's always looking for the very best in everyone he meets.

One of the lines from my books is about having respect for different minds, and if I had to have an epitaph at this point in my life, that would be it.

I think everybody should like everybody.

We are all human and I want to relate that message to all people.

And we call ourselves the human race.

I am a very firm believer in the Aloha spirit - respect and love for everyone, irrespective of their religion, race, sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation.

I can love people of every gender identity and expression. It is the soul that captivates me.

Our society needs to become less fragmented and more open to alternative viewpoints.

I come from a place of loving people - all human people.

I love all people, and that's what I focus on.

We're all people, no matter what colour.

When will the world start believing that the biggest religion of all is humanity?

Everything I stood for, forever, since the beginning of time, has been about seeing people as humans. Not as man, woman, white, Hispanic, any of that stuff.

It saddens me that Christians need to be reminded that awe is owed also to those who disagree with them, who believe otherwise than they do.